Willamette Meteorite - Wikipedia
The Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette [3] and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinook [4] [5] Native American tribe, is an iron-nickel meteorite found in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in the …
The Willamette Meteorite - American Museum of Natural History
This iron meteorite, which was found in Oregon, is the largest ever found in the United States and the sixth-largest in the world. The smooth surface melted during its blazing entry into the atmosphere, while the pits formed on the Earth's surface.
The Willamette Meteorite: Largest Meteorites Ever Found in USA
2023年12月15日 · The Willamette Meteorite is a remarkable and iconic meteorite known for its size, composition, and historical significance. Here’s a detailed description of the Willamette Meteorite: 1. Size and Weight: The Willamette Meteorite is one of the largest meteorites ever discovered on Earth.
Rare meteorite discovered in rural southern Oregon
2010年9月22日 · A man driving back to Washington state found the 40-pound stone meteorite in a ditch beside a road in the wheat country of north-central Oregon. It was officially classified as a meteorite...
Tomanowos, the meteorite that survived mega-floods and human …
2020年4月24日 · Several thousand years after the Missoula floods, the Clackamas arrived to Oregon and discovered the meteorite. Did they know it came from the heavens, despite the lack of a crater? The name...
oregon meteorites – Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals
Oregon meteorites include an iron meteorite from Klamath Falls, a stony meteorite from Salem, an iron meteorite from Sams Valley, and an iron meteorite from Willamette. Here is information about the specific types of meteorites.
Ancient 40-pound Meteorite Pulled From Ditch in Oregon
2010年6月2日 · A seemingly normal rock found in a ditch along a stretch of road in north central Oregon has turned out to be a stone from outer space that travelled across millions of miles and billions of...
report of the existence of a large meteorite in the Port Orford area of south western Oregon. Dr. Evans, a geologist-explorer employed by the U. S. Government, conducted a survey of the Washington and Oregon Territories between 1851 and 1856. His final Oregon trip, made in 1856, was to Coos Bay and Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast.
The Willamette Meteorite - Amusing Planet
2023年6月21日 · One of the treasures of the American Museum of Natural History’s permanent collection is a large piece of extra-terrestrial rock called the Willamette Meteorite. At 15.5 tons, it is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States, and the sixth largest in the world.
Meteorites on the Road - Geological Society of the Oregon Country …
2021年2月17日 · Only four meteorites have ever been found in Oregon. One was found in Sam's Valley, north of Medford, Oregon, in 1894; since then, a few more pieces of this iron meteorite have been recovered. The most famous is the 15.5 ton Willamette Meteorite, found in …